Confucius Quotes
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Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
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To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.
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A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.
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The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
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He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him
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Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
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The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct.
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Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.
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The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
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Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.
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There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced.
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A man of wisdom delights in water.
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The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.
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The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
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Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.